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- [taks]
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- /tæks/
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- [taks]
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Definitions of taxes word
- noun taxes a plural of taxi. 1
- verb with object taxes to demand a tax from (a person, business, etc.). to demand a tax in consideration of the possession or occurrence of (income, goods, sales, etc.), usually in proportion to the value of money involved. 1
- verb with object taxes to lay a burden on; make serious demands on: to tax one's resources. 1
- verb with object taxes to take to task; censure; reprove; accuse: to tax one with laziness. 1
- verb with object taxes Informal. to charge: What did he tax you for that? 1
- verb with object taxes Archaic. to estimate or determine the amount or value of. 1
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Origin of taxes
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English taxen < Medieval Latin taxāre to tax, appraise, Latin: to appraise, handle, frequentative of tangere to touch; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Taxes
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
taxes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
taxes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for taxes
noun taxes
- assessments — Plural form of assessment.
- capitations — Plural form of capitation.
- committals — Plural form of committal.
- grindstones — Plural form of grindstone.
- impositions — Plural form of imposition.
verb taxes
- challenges — Plural form of challenge.
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- duns — Plural form of dun.
- estimates — Plural form of estimate.
- fags — Plural form of fag.
Top questions with taxes
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